# Karl Dönitz - Reich President

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/karl-donitz
Reign: 1945
Born-Died: 1891 - 1980
Dynasty: Nazi regime
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_D%C3%B6nitz

Admiral who briefly headed the Nazi state after Hitler's suicide and oversaw the surrender.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Adolf Hitler](https://germany-history.com/rulers/adolf-hitler)
- Succeeded by: [Konrad Adenauer](https://germany-history.com/rulers/konrad-adenauer)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1945 - [Bombing of Dresden](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-bombing-of-dresden)
- 1945 - [Battle of Berlin and Hitler's Suicide](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-battle-of-berlin-and-hitler-s-suicide)
- 1945 - [Unconditional Surrender](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-unconditional-surrender)
- 1945 - [Potsdam Conference](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-potsdam-conference)
- 1945 - [Flight and Expulsion of Germans](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-flight-and-expulsion-of-germans)
- 1945 - [Nuremberg Trials](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-nuremberg-trials)